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The story of Karen Silkwood, a metallurgy worker at a plutonium processing plant who was purposefully contaminated, psychologically tortured and possibly murdered to prevent her from exposing blatant worker safety violations at the plant.
Original Release
12/14/1983
US Release
01/27/1984
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Cast
Name | Character |
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Meryl Streep | Karen Silkwood |
Kurt Russell | Drew Stephens |
Cher | Dolly Pelliker |
Craig T. Nelson | Winston |
Diana Scarwid | Angela |
Fred Ward | Morgan |
Ron Silver | Paul Stone |
Charles Hallahan | Earl Lapin |
Josef Sommer | Max Richter |
Sudie Bond | Thelma Rice |
Directors
Writers
Cast
Name | Character |
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Meryl Streep | Karen Silkwood |
Kurt Russell | Drew Stephens |
Cher | Dolly Pelliker |
Craig T. Nelson | Winston |
Diana Scarwid | Angela |
Fred Ward | Morgan |
Ron Silver | Paul Stone |
Charles Hallahan | Earl Lapin |
Josef Sommer | Max Richter |
Sudie Bond | Thelma Rice |
Henderson Forsythe | Quincy Bissell |
E. Katherine Kerr | Gilda Schultz |
Bruce McGill | Mace Hurley |
David Strathairn | Wesley |
J.C. Quinn | Curtis Schultz |
Kent Broadhurst | Carl |
Richard Hamilton | Georgie |
Les Lannom | Jimmy |
M. Emmet Walsh | Walt Yarborough |
Graham Jarvis | Doctor at Union Meeting |
Producers
Name | Role |
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Larry Cano | Executive Producer |
Buzz Hirsch | Executive Producer |
Tom Stovall | Producer |
Mike Nichols | Producer |
Michael Hausman | Producer |
Joel Tuber | Producer |
Editors
Year | Type | Category | Won |
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1984 | Oscar | Best Actress in a Leading Role | Nominated |
1984 | Oscar | Best Actress in a Supporting Role | Nominated |
1984 | Oscar | Best Director | Nominated |
1984 | Oscar | Best Writing, Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen | Nominated |
1984 | Oscar | Best Film Editing | Nominated |
1984 | Golden Globe | Best Motion Picture - Drama | Nominated |
1984 | Golden Globe | Best Director - Motion Picture | Nominated |
1984 | Golden Globe | Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Drama | Nominated |
1984 | Golden Globe | Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture | Won |
1984 | Golden Globe | Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture | Nominated |